Alexis Stinson, 44, had already fired the weapon twice inside the house prior to police responding to the shooting call in the 19200 block of North 47th Avenue, north of Union Hills Drive, according to Sgt. Vince Lewis, a Phoenix police spokesman.

When police arrived at the residence, Stinson exited the house with a rifle, approached the officers and fired shots at them, Lewis said .

Officers returned fire, striking the woman, Lewis said. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

The three male officers involved were identified Tuesday as as Terry Graber, with 9 years of service; Steven Golisch, with 11 years of service; and William Wells, with 10 years of service. Lewis said all three fired service weapons, two with rifles and the third with a handgun.